The spellings, I've found, are interchangeable in American records, but my Niemeyers come from another part of Germany, so I'm pretty sure we're not tracing the same line. I don't recognize any of the names in the record you sent, but I'll keep it -- just in case! Thanks, Linda in Utah -------------- Original message -------------- > The spelling is different and I'm not sure whether or not my Neimeier > ancestors immigrated to Cincinnati but possibly there is some connection. > > I was born in Cincinnati but now live in western NY. My parents were James > and Dorothea Steinmann Davidson, listed in part of generation no. 5 in the > following outline descendant chart. Happy hunting! > > Suzanne Maschmeyer > >